在纽约布鲁克林或哈勒姆贫民区里,孩子们在大街上打架斗殴是司空见惯的事情。但是,自从有了露天儿童拳击比赛以来,打架斗殴的情况就好多了。例如,在纽约第五条街上的中心公园一角,前不久就开设了一个面积不大的拳击场。六到十五岁的孩子们在成人们的喝彩声下互相挥拳,进行直击和上击,比赛按年龄分组,有着明确的规则。每次回合一到二分钟,不会发生被打昏击倒的现象。因为一旦比赛一方开始摇晃,比赛立即停下。不过,每天四小时的训练,仍会在孩子们的小脸上留下鼻青眼肿的痕迹。美国的一些家长协会曾力图反对这样做,但迄今并没有成功。参加露天少儿拳击赛的大多是波多黎各人、黑人和爱尔兰人的孩子。他们为了最终能有一天 It is commonplace for children to fight on the streets in New York’s Brooklyn or in the slums of Haarlem. However, fighting has been much better since open-air children’s boxing was held. For example, in the corner of Central Park on Fifth Avenue in New York, a small boxing stadium was opened shortly before. Six to fifteen-year-olds flirt with each other under cheers and watch and attack. The competitions are grouped by age and have clear rules. One or two minutes per turn, there is no chance of being knocked down. Because once the game started to shake, the game immediately stopped. However, training for four hours a day still leaves marks on the little faces of children. Some parents associations in the United States have tried to oppose this, but so far they have not succeeded. The majority of children who participate in open-air children’s boxing are Puerto Ricans, Negroes and Irish. They will have one day in the end